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Charles of Luxembourg

Type Figure Region Bohemia Time 1316–1378 Also known as Charles IV、查理四世、Charles of Luxembourg、Karel IV

Son of John of Bohemia, succeeded as King of Bohemia in 1346 and crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1355.

Timeline

  1. 1316–1333Prague · BohemiaBorn in Prague, received a court education under his father John, and from the 1330s gradually took part in the affairs of Bohemia and Moravia, laying the foundation for his later independent rule.
  2. 1333–1346Brno · MoraviaServed as Margrave of Moravia from 1333, administering the eastern territories in the 1330s and gaining administrative and military experience, while acting within the empire as heir of the House of Luxembourg.
  3. 1346–1378Prague · BohemiaSucceeded after his father fell in battle, crowned emperor in Rome in 1355; vigorously built Prague Castle and Charles University, and issued the Golden Bull in 1356 regulating imperial elections, laying down the political order of late medieval Germany.

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